2024-25 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Biography
EVENT RESULTS (Top Times)
2024-25 SEASON: Named to the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference Men's Swimming & Diving Academic All-Conference Team ... Scored 648.95 points to rank fourth on the team ... Recorded 20 top five finishes on the season ... Won seven events on the season ... Four of his seven victories were in the 1000-yard freestyle ... Opened the season with a victory in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:26.08 against Bentley University on October 18 ... Place first in the 500-yard freestyle with a season-best mark of 4:57.89 against Bridgewater State on November 1 ... Added another victory in the 1000-yard freestyle with a season-best time of 10:14.21 against Springfield College on November 9 ... Won the 1000-yard freestyle again with a time of 10:26.59 against Clark University on January 10 ... Picked up two victories against Babson College on January 18, winning the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:00.32 and the 1000-yard freestyle with a mark of 10:13.13 ... Recorded his final victory of the season in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:03.72 against Worcester Polytechnic Institute on January 22 ... Closed out the season with a personal-best time of 4:40.95 in the 500-yard freestyle at the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference Championship.
2023-24 SEASON: Scored 660.10 points to rank third on the team ... Recorded 17 top five finishes on the season, including eight straight top five finishes to begin his career ... Posted four victories on the season ... Made his collegiate debut, placing third in the 1000-yard freestyle and 200-yard individual medley, while recording a fourth-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke against Bentley University on October 21 ... Recorded his first collegiate victory in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:22.84 against Roger Williams University on October 27 ... Posted three runner-up finishes in the 500-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststoke, and 200-yard individual medley against Bridgewater State on November 4 ... Picked up another victory in the 500-yard freestyle with a season-best time of 4:54.55 against Worcester Polytechnic Institute on January 17 ... Recorded a two event sweep, winning the 500-yard freestyle and 1000-yard freestyle against Trinity College (Conn.) on January 20 ... Finished in fifth place with a personal-best time of 16:18.25 in the 1650-yard freestyle at the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference Championship ... Also recorded a personal-best time of 4:41.99 in the 500-yard freestyle at the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference Championship.
BEFORE WHEATON: Graduated from James Madison High School in 2023 ... Four-year letterwinner in swimming for the Warhawks ... Member of the Madison Regional swim team for three years and was a Virginia 6A State finalist as a senior ... Member of the York Age Group National Team from 2019-20 and a member of the York National Team since 2021 ... Named a Potomac Valley Swimming Scholar Athlete all four years with JMHS ... Member of National Honors Society and Rho Kappa Honor Society at James Madison High School ... Earned the 2022 Business Academic Excellence Award and the 4.0 Academic Award at JMHS ... Member of Student Government Association and John Quincy Adam’s Society.
PERSONAL: Born July 22, 2005 ... Majoring in Political Science at Wheaton with a minor in Economics and would like to pursue a career as a Political Scientist ... Son of Kyle and Elizabeth Rice ... Has one sibling, Erica, who is a swimmer at Case Western Reserve University ... Chose to swim for Wheaton because he enjoys the sport of swimming and wanted to continue his swimming journey in college.
Historical Player Information
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2023-24First Year
Distance/Free/IM
5'11"
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2024-25Sophomore
Free/Breast
5'11"